If this camera was around $500 or less it would be a really good deal.
Introduction
Kodak is known for selling shiploads of inexpensive digicams and printer docks. Occasionally it dips its toes in the higher end of game with models like the EasyShare One and the Performance Series that includes the 8-megapixel P880. The company used to sell a D-SLR but pulled the plug on it earlier this year after competitors Canon and Nikon blew it out of the water. The just-introduced EasyShare P880 is a fairly sophisticated digicam that rivals and in some other ways tops its competitors.
The P880 has an oddly-sized lens rated 5.8x with a very nice range of 24-140mm. Yet at $599 it's competing against some real heavy hitters especially when you think the Fujifilm FinePix S9000 has a 10.7x optical zoom and a 9MP imager for $50 more (street prices). And there's Canon's Pro 1 (8MP, 7x zoom) for $625 or the Nikon 8700 (8MP, 8x, $550), even the 8MP Olympus SP-350 with a 4x zoom for $399. It's a cruel world out there as manufacturers cram more technology into their cameras and lower prices in a struggle for market share. It's Darwinian capitalism at its best and you're the winner. Now can the EasyShare P880 claw its way to the top. Let's check it out...
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by BlooGrape on September 22, 2006:
“Good camera. picture is amazing and it grabs every detail needed in macro although closer than 2cm and it cant focus! Night shots arnt even worth taking as its to pitch black, my overall review on this is good! Thumbs Up.” More...